London, UK (February 16, 2018) – Eclair, a leader in content services for the motion picture and television industries (Ymagis Group – ISIN: FR0011471291, MAGIS, PEA-PME, TECH 40), announces the appointment of Dan Clark as its Commercial Director in the United Kingdom.

Dan Clark started his career in 2001 with Kodak Motion Picture as Feature & Short Film Manager before becoming Post Production & Digital Cinema Manager, and then Technical Manager. In 2010, he joined Fujifilm Motion Picture, taking on his first international position as European Sales Manager. For the past four years, Dan Clark was the Commercial and Client Relations Manager of Motion Picture Solutions, and prior to that, Arts Alliance Media’s Sales Manager, Content & Distributor Services.

Manel Carreras, Eclair’s SVP Business Development & Studios Relations, UK General Manager stated: “We are delighted to be working with Dan Clark as we are convinced his 16-year background experience in sales and technologies, and his deep knowledge of our fast-evolving motion picture and leisure industries, will be a great opportunity to increase business momentum for our portfolio of content services in the United Kingdom and across Scandinavia.”

“I am thrilled to be joining the inspiring team at Eclair, led by SVP Pascal Mogavero and Manel Carreras, to accelerate both the development of our businesses in various fields – theatrical and downstream mastering, international servicing, KDM management, content delivery – and our powerful brand, which has been an industry fixture for over a century,” explains Dan Clark. “Eclair’s innovative technologies, including EclairPlay and EclairColor HDR, are very stimulating and I am eager to utilize my expertise and extensive network to help contribute to their success.”

He is based at Eclair’s London office and reports directly to Manel Carreras. Located in a landmark building known as The Observatory, Eclair’s UK office located near Oxford Circus oversees Digital Distribution, Theatrical Delivery, Versioning and Accessibility and European Live Event Management. Housing a state-of-the-art nine-seat screening room featuring Dolby Atmos.

About Eclair – Ymagis Group
Founded in 1907 in the early days of cinema, Eclair is a historic, innovative and respected company in the motion picture and television industries. Eclair is the Ymagis Group’s business unit dedicated to content services, a leader in advanced digital technology services for the cinema industry. Through CinemaNext and Eclair, the Group provides smart and comprehensive solutions to movie exhibitors, distributors (feature films & event cinema), producers, rights holders, cinema/TV advertising networks, broadcasters, OTT channels and video publishers. Over the years, Ymagis Group has significantly grown its portfolio of solutions & services and further developed its geographic footprint with permanent offices in 25 countries. The company’s core business is structured around three main units: CinemaNext (exhibitor services: sales and field services, software solutions, customer service/NOC and consulting), Eclair (content services: post-production, theatrical delivery, digital distribution, versioning and accessibility, restoration and preservation) and VPF (financial services). A publicly-traded company listed on Euronext, Ymagis Group is headquartered in Paris (France) and counts close to 750 employees. For more information, please connect to http://www.ymagis.com, http://www.cinemanext.digital or http://www.eclair.digital

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